I don't know London at all well - I've only been there ___, and that was only for a day.
once
My sister likes watching ___ films about people who fall in love.
romantic
In the film the two characters fall in love as soon as they meet.
In the film the two characters fall in love _____. SIGHT
at first sight
When people smash windows, damage cars, etc.
vandalism
The front ___ of a book should be bright and appealing because that's what people look first.
cover
It can be very hot ___ the summer months, and the temperature can reach 40°C.
during
Mark writes ___ stories about made-up worlds.
imaginative
I got to the cinema too late to see the beginning of the film.
The film ___ when I got to the cinema. STARTED
had already started
When people steal cars it's called car___.
theft
I don't like reading ____ books because they are too heavy to carry on the bus.
hardback
We waited for a taxi for hours and hours; ___ we gave up and walked home.
eventually
My mum thinks the boys next door are ___ because they're always so pleasant and polite.
charming
We couldn't collect the car because it wasn't ready.
We couldn't collect the car because the machanic ___ yet. REPAIRED
hadn't repaired it
fraud
The ___ is the narrow part of the book that you can see when it's on the shelf.
spine
I find her very annoying - ___ I try to say something, she keeps interrupting me.
whenever
Tom's not very ___. I fact he's quite cold towards people.
affectionate
I got to the airport too late to catch my plane.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane ___. LEFT
had already left
The act of staling from somebody on the street.
murder
They started publishing ____ because they were cheaper to print, so more people could afford to buy them.
paperbacks
We went to the cinema to see a film, and ___ we all went out to dinner.
afterwards
I prefer reading ___ things, especially books about history and space.
factual
As a temporary measure, you can use the company car.
For ___ you can use the company car.
the time being
when values are taken from a building, e.g. a bank.
robbery
Is a thin marker, commonly made of card, leather, or fabric, used to keep the reader's place in a book and to enable the reader to return to it.
Bookmark